Evonik launches production of phthalate-free plasticizer

9:49 AM MDT | June 20, 2013 | Francinia Protti-Alvarez

Evonik Industries has launched production of its previously announced phthalate-free plasticizer 1,2-cyclohexa dicarboxylic acid diisononyl ester at the company's Marl, Germany site, Evonik announced today. The production plant has a capacity of 40,000 m.t./year, and the investment was in the double-digit million-euro range, the company says. "The expansion of the portfolio with phthalate-free and biobased plasticizers is an ideal addition to our existing product family," says Rainer Fretzen, head of performance intermediates at Evonik. The new...